Trying to find a babysitter
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Trying to find a babysitter
| Tue, 10-19-2004 - 4:41pm |
Hi everyone, I'm new to ivillage, but I have a problem that I can't seem to solve and need some help. I live in a small town in MI and have two children under 3years and I'm a SAHM. We moved here about a year ago to be closer to hubby's work, so we are new to the community, and I can't find a babysitter. All of our family is more than an hour away, so they are not a practible option. I've tried calling daycare places, family service agencies, the community education for babysitting certification, talked to parents in our neighborhood, even tried calling the local highschool to post an ad for the job. All I seem to get is "we don't give referrals" or "we don't give out that information" or "the lawyers won't let us advertise babysitting jobs". The parents in our area either use their family or the babysitter they do use is already busy. I am completely frustrated by all of the "legal" walls that I keep running into. Does anyone know of a way to find a babysitter without placing an ad in the paper. I cringe at the thought of having to do that.
Thanks for any suggestions!!!!
Thanks for any suggestions!!!!

I live in Texas, near Houston. On the Ivillage Houston board I have seen posts looking for babysitters. Maybe you could post on the MI board.
Good luck, hope this can help!
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Good luck...I love having good babysitters! Like you, our family is 3 to 5 hours away! The couple we do babysitting trades with also does not have family in the area so it works out well!
Try findind a site that offers free ads on the internet for your area?
I really dont have much more suggestions, but I do wish you luck in finding one.